Would be really interested to know what the building is actually for. just a tech demo? or does it have a real use?
turbostar 7 hours ago [-]
Inside this building is a portal to other important areas. I’m sure of it.
xnx 6 hours ago [-]
Printed in smaller pieces then assembled. Still cool, but not what the headline implies. Ikon has printed structures taller than the pieces of this building.
giwook 4 hours ago [-]
I think the headline is fine tbh.
Ikon is doing some pretty cool things and perhaps there's a different nomenclature for 3D printing something as one piece (without any seams or assembly) but is something any less 3D-printed because it was printed in multiple pieces versus a single piece?
jstanley 2 hours ago [-]
I think yes it is less 3d-printed if it is assembled out of multiple pieces.
How small would the pieces have to be before you say it's not a 3d-printed building? Is a building made out of 3d-printed bricks a 3d-printed building or are the bricks 3d-printed but the building not?
The limit as piece size tends to zero is that 3d-printed-ness tends to 0.
QuantumNomad_ 7 minutes ago [-]
I wonder what happens if we go in the other direction.
Instead of printing a single building as one piece, what if we print a whole city block as a single piece. Are those buildings 3d-printed then, or are they just part of a 3d-printed bigger whole? Asking seriously btw.
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Ikon is doing some pretty cool things and perhaps there's a different nomenclature for 3D printing something as one piece (without any seams or assembly) but is something any less 3D-printed because it was printed in multiple pieces versus a single piece?
How small would the pieces have to be before you say it's not a 3d-printed building? Is a building made out of 3d-printed bricks a 3d-printed building or are the bricks 3d-printed but the building not?
The limit as piece size tends to zero is that 3d-printed-ness tends to 0.
Instead of printing a single building as one piece, what if we print a whole city block as a single piece. Are those buildings 3d-printed then, or are they just part of a 3d-printed bigger whole? Asking seriously btw.